Marvis
Tencent's free local AI assistant clientLocal AI assistant with privacy mode
Highlights
What you can do with it
- Legal or finance staff reviewing a confidential contract locally
- A designer picking up change requests on a phone while away from the desk
- Organizing a large photo library by faces, places, and content
How to use it
- 1 Download the client for Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS
- 2 Choose Privacy Mode or Efficiency Mode at first launch
- 3 Import the folders or image libraries you want managed
- 4 Type natural language requests in the chat window
- 5 Bind phone and computer with the same account for remote control
Who it is for
Pros
- Local model option keeps sensitive files off a server
- Cross-device remote control in one app
- Natural language search across files, images, and text inside images
- Free download and trial phase right now
Limitations
- Local model performance depends on your hardware, so older machines may feel slow
- Remote control needs the same account on both devices and a working network
- The product is in a free trial phase, so pricing and features may change
- Installing a client and indexing local files takes setup time
What Marvis is
Marvis is a personal AI assistant client from Tencent that you install on a computer and a phone. The design is built around edge and cloud working together, and the feature that gets the most attention is Privacy Mode. In that mode a large model runs locally, so documents, spreadsheets, and images can be processed with no file uploads at all. There is also an Efficiency Mode that combines cloud compute with local models for faster responses on everyday, non-sensitive tasks. Beyond chat, the client can search and organize local files, images, and text inside images, answer questions about your PC configuration, and change system settings from a single sentence. It is currently free to download and try.
What you can do with it
- Run a local model so sensitive files stay on your machine.
- Use cloud plus local mode for faster everyday answers.
- Bind your phone to your PC and view or take over tasks remotely.
- Search and sort local files, images, and text inside images in natural language.
- Ask about your hardware or change a system setting in one sentence.
Who it is for
- Legal, finance, and HR staff who work with confidential files.
- People who want to reach a work or home computer from a phone.
- Users with large photo libraries who want automatic sorting.
What to watch out for
This is a client you install, not a web page, so it needs disk space, setup time, and an initial indexing pass over your files. Local model speed depends heavily on your hardware, and a weaker machine will feel slow. Remote control requires the same account on both devices plus a stable network, so it is not a substitute for being at the machine when you need heavy work done. The product is in a free trial phase, so what is free today may not be free later. Any assistant that can read your files and change system settings deserves a careful look at permissions before you hand over broad access.
FAQ
Is Marvis free?
It is currently in a free download and experience phase.
What does Privacy Mode do?
It runs a large model locally so files are not uploaded while you work with sensitive documents.
Can I control my computer from my phone?
Yes. Log in with the same account on both devices and complete the binding.
Why it is free
What the official page says： 免费
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
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